Maybe this is what all Taylor's songs are about...

When we were reading "A Doll's House" I couldn't help but think to myself "am I the type of girl that is going to rely on a guy the rest of her life?".  No. If there was anything that "A Doll's House" taught me was that a women can take a stand on her on as long as she believes in herself. When Nora was faced with the decision to stay with a man she truly did not love, or go out into the world and find herself, she went out to find herself. I think that Nora made a decision that was advanced for her time period, but she started a movement for girls all over the world. How can you be happy in a relationship if you haven't  yet found yourself? Wouldn't it be hard to be something with someone else when you alone don't know who you are? Maybe "A Doll's House" was before it's time, or maybe it really started the foundation for everything we as girls today now know. Growing up we're listening to these songs by artist like Taylor Swift (my favorite, hence the name of the blog) about how boys can break your heart and tear you down but it's up to you how you handle it. At the end of the day, you are the only person who can control your happiness. Recently, Disney released a new movie called "Frozen". In this movie, the princess gets betrayed by her so called prince. Unlike Nora, Princess Anna's lover didn't love her. But for Princess Anna, this seemed to work out for her. She found herself before she found the man she really loved. I think that this is an amazing thing for little girls to look up to. Because lately in my own life, I've began to realize that you are the only person that can control your happiness. And until you begin to become happy with yourself, you won't be happy with anyone else. Maybe it sounds cliche, but I believe it's true. We as women have the ability to stand on our own feet and control our own destiny without the help of any man. Because maybe, just maybe, fairy tales and happy endings aren't always about finding a prince, maybe they're about finding yourself. As Taylor once said, "you have to look in the mirror and realize that you're living your life for yourself, not for other people".